Have you ever said, “I’ll never turn into my mom or dad”?
Well, guess what?
There comes a time – usually in our fifties, when we look in the mirror and…
What happened? That’s Mom staring back at me!
Or we’re doing something and a grandchild exclaims, “That’s just the way grandpa used to….”
Well the truth is most of us will discover enough commonalities between ourselves and our parents to turn some of our judgements into compassion.
I wrote the following article for U.S. News & World Report, to explore this little-discussed part of aging.
I’m No Better Than My Parents
Meditations on that moment when we see our parents – and their unfulfilled dreams – in ourselves.
My 90 year old mother lives with me. Sometimes I feel happy. Sometimes I feel guilty because I worry that perhaps I could do more and sometimes I feel frustrated. She always wants to come along and then gets tired and we need to leave early. I love her so much. Thank you for the support